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4.8 from 6 reviews

So Fluffy Chocolate Chip Donuts

25 minutes
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:6/12/17
Updated:5/20/24
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Chocolate Chip Donuts recipe that makes fluffy baked homemade donuts!  Mini chocolate chips are baked inside the donuts with the best chocolate frosting on top! They’re so easy to make, you’re going to love them!

Fluffy Chocolate Chip Donuts

Love soft and fluffy donuts? Love chocolate frosting? Love chocolate chips? Then do I have a donut recipe for you…

The recipe makes a dozen donuts that have mini chocolate chips baked in. On top is a rich chocolate frosting, along with a couple more chocolate chips (because why not!). The donuts are moist, soft and taste just like they’re from the bakery! They’re a must make if you are currently have a donut sweet tooth!

Want more baked donut recipes? Try my Baked Sugar Donuts, Baked Strawberry Donuts, Glazed Carrot Cake Donuts and these crazy good (!) Vegan Chocolate Donuts.

6 donuts on parchment paper

How to Make Chocolate Chip Donuts

Mix all the ingredients together for the donut batter. For this recipe I’d suggest using mini chocolate chips as they are size appropriate for the donuts but if you only have normal size they would work too.

chocolate chips being added to donut batter

Fill up each donut pan spot about 90% of the way.  I always clean off the donut pan hole part as it will bake a cleaner donut.

batter in donut pan

Bake in the oven until they are lightly golden brown, about 10 minutes. You will see how fluffy they are!

baked donuts in donut pan

Allow the donuts to cool completely while you make the chocolate frosting. Dunk each donut into the frosting or spread with a knife on top. Finally, add a couple more chocolate chips on top!

Each donut has just the perfect amount of chocolate and your heart is going to melt when you bite into a donut and taste that it’s filled with chocolate chips!

I hope you enjoy these Chocolate Chip Donuts!

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4.84 from 6 reviews

So Fluffy Chocolate Chip Donuts

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Chocolate Chip Donuts recipe that makes fluffy baked homemade donuts!  Mini chocolate chips are baked inside the donuts with the best chocolate frosting on top! They're so easy to make, you're going to love them!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
serves 12

Ingredients

For the donuts

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons melted butter
  • 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips

For the chocolate frosting

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder

Instructions

For the donuts

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. This recipe makes 12 donuts.
  • In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add milk, eggs, vanilla and butter, continuing to beat it until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon.
  • Pour batter into donut pan (I fill each up about 90%) and bake for 10 minutes in the oven. Remove from oven and allow to cool, about 15 minutes.
  • Make the frosting: In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well. Add milk and cocoa powder and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
  • Once donuts are cool, remove from pan and dip them into the frosting or use a knife to spread the frosting on top of each one.
  • Add additional mini chocolate chips on top of each donut if you'd like (of course you want to do this). Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 205kcal (10%)
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: chocolate chip donuts
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  1. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

    June 17, 2017 at 1:33 am

    These look so awesome! I have a mini donut pan but I’m thinking for these, I need a full sized 🙂

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    • Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

      June 17, 2017 at 1:37 pm

      Okay– used your affiliate link and bought that donut pan, finally! The full sized ones always just look better than the tiny ones! Plus, I’ve made coconut flour ones and they stick too much to the mini pan.

      Reply
  2. Cassie says

    June 16, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    Now I’m drooling over my keyboard! These look absolutely delicious!!!

    Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    June 16, 2017 at 6:38 pm

    I have made to many donuts in my life! But these are so pretty

    Reply
  4. Carol ("Mimi") says

    June 16, 2017 at 2:47 pm

    You had me at “chocolate chip”, but then you said “donut”! Oh my goodness — these donuts look absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  5. Patrick Weseman says

    June 16, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    That looks so yummy.

    Reply
  6. Karen Del Tatto says

    June 16, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    These look amazing!!!

    I didn’t even know they had donut shaped pans!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Shelley says

    June 15, 2017 at 3:17 pm

    Those donuts look so good! I need to go out and buy a donut pan. I have a Babycakes mini donut maker. Do you think this recipe might work in that?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm

      Hey Shelley, I’ve never used that donut maker but I would imagine it would be ok – you just have to play around with times. Let me know how they turn out!

      Reply
  8. April J Harris says

    June 15, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    Thinking of you as you get close to your baby’s arrival. What an exciting time! Love these donuts – they look so tasty, they are so quick and easy, and they are baked! Pinning and sharing on our Hearth and Soul Facebook page. Thank you so much for being a part of Hearth and Soul.

    Reply
  9. patti @ pandora's box says

    June 15, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    These look delish! I am saving this idea to try soon!

    Reply
  10. Leslie says

    June 15, 2017 at 10:14 am

    Congratulations on the little one! These donuts look fantastic…I can’t wait to give them a try with my daugther this summer. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

    Reply
  11. Shashi at Savory Spin says

    June 15, 2017 at 8:00 am

    Pamela – wow – you are in the home stretch – and still churning out delicious eats like these light and fluffy, decadent donuts! As a chocoholic myself, am so loving that chocolate chip + chocolate frosting going on here!

    Reply
  12. Stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cottage says

    June 14, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    Congrats on the baby!! I hope all goes well. These donuts look so good, I love that there are chocolate chips inside the batter as well as on top of that delicious frosting. Take care.

    Reply
  13. Lindsay says

    June 14, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    I can’t wait to try these this weekend.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 14, 2017 at 12:31 pm

      That sounds like a great weekend Lindsay!

      Reply
  14. Elizabeth @ Guilty Chocoholic Mama says

    June 14, 2017 at 7:21 am

    Well, Pamela, any recipe that has “donut” in the name once and “chocolate” in it twice is something I need in my life. Pinned! 🙂 #Coffee&Conversation

    Reply
  15. cakespy says

    June 14, 2017 at 6:54 am

    These look fantastic. I love the texture of the frosting, too, and the generous amount of it. <3

    Reply
  16. Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says

    June 14, 2017 at 6:17 am

    I am not pregnant but I love anything chocolate, and these donuts look droolicious, Pamela. Will try them for sure.

    Reply
  17. Ashika | Gardening Foodie says

    June 14, 2017 at 1:18 am

    I just love how soft, fluffy and delicious these doughnuts look. Better still they are baked and not fried, I am definitely getting one of these doughnut pans. LOVE IT!

    Reply
  18. Maria @ kitchenathoskins says

    June 14, 2017 at 12:23 am

    These are just too amazing. Love the height of these doughnuts, Adoring!!!

    Reply
  19. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

    June 13, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    I’m not pregnant-but lately I sure have been craving donuts. These look definitely worth craving!

    Reply
  20. Lanae Bond says

    June 13, 2017 at 2:19 pm

    Looks yummy. I can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  21. Julie- Logger's Wife says

    June 13, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    These look so good! I’m afraid I’d eat an entire pan by myself. Still pinned so I can make them later, though. 😉

    Reply
  22. Cakelaw says

    June 13, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Yes, please! I would love to sink my teeth into that gorgeous chocolate frosting. And it’s a plus that these are baked, not fried.

    Reply
  23. [email protected] says

    June 13, 2017 at 3:37 am

    I love those chocolate chips inside these delicious donuts and I’m seriously tempted to buy a donut pan now!

    Reply
  24. ARTantana says

    June 12, 2017 at 9:24 pm

    Oh Wow!! Would love this right now!! 🙂

    Shantana

    Reply
  25. Susan @ Culinary Envy says

    June 12, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    I’ll take a baker’s dozen to go please! These look so yummy!

    Reply
  26. Jess says

    June 12, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Pinned! Sounds amazing! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
  27. Mary // Chattavore says

    June 12, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    I love my donut pan, and this looks like an amazing way to put it to good use. Any donut with chocolate chips and frosting has my name on it.

    Reply
  28. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

    June 12, 2017 at 11:28 am

    I need this in my life, like, yesterday. Anything with mini chocolate chips is divine, but in a donut? I’d eat the whole batch 🙂

    Reply
  29. Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess says

    June 12, 2017 at 11:00 am

    Yum! I’ll take a baker’s dozen! You can’t go wrong with chocolate chip and chocolate frosting EVER!! Pinned ‘cuz they look sooooo gorgeous Pamela!

    Reply
  30. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    June 12, 2017 at 10:17 am

    I wish I could afford to eat such rich donut! O man…they are so tempting!

    Reply
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